On U.S. 54, 2.4 miles east of U.S. 287, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
Born in Massachusetts, 1805. Led his crack Kentucky Militia Company to join Texas Army in War for Independence. Commanded cavalry wing, Battle of San Jacinto. Major-General and Congressman, Republic of Texas. Built second railroad west of . . . — — Map (db m93398) HM
On U.S. 287, 3.5 miles north of U.S. 54, on the left when traveling north.
First area in Sherman County to be settled, and only live water for miles. First settler, buffalo hunter J.D. Rawlings, came 1870s. Later County Judge.
W.B. Slaughter acquired the Rawlings place about 1894. Later ran bank and store in Stratford. . . . — — Map (db m93394) HM
On North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
On May 2, 1901, an election was held to determine whether the Sherman County seat should be moved from Coldwater (a ranching center in the central part of the county) to Stratford (a growing town on the new railroad). Partisan feelings ran high and . . . — — Map (db m93397) HM
On U.S. 287, 5 miles south of U.S. 54, on the left when traveling south.
Formed from
Young and Bexar Territories
Created August 21, 1876
Organized June 13, 1889
Named in Honor of
General Sidney Sherman
1805-1873
Commander of the Left Wing of the
Army at the Battle of San Jacinto
Member of the Texas . . . — — Map (db m93400) HM
On North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Texas legislature created Sherman County in 1876, naming it for Texas Revolutionary soldier Sidney Sherman. The county was attached to Olham county for judicial purposes until 1889, when there was sufficient population to organize. The first . . . — — Map (db m93395) HM
On North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Marlboro, Mass., to Micah and Susanna Dennison (Frost) Sherman, Sidney Sherman (1805-1873) lived in Boston, New York City, and Cincinnati before settling in Newport, Ky. There he married Catherine Isabel Cox (1815-1865) in 1835; the couple . . . — — Map (db m151077) HM
